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Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, is being harnessed by the more mundane world of supermarkets, pig farmers and cotton traders as a means of rooting out fraud. Thomas Olsen, a partner with Bain & Company in Singapore, described blockchain as the catalyst to solve some of these problems

China's wealthiest shoppers are spending at home again, roused from a three-year slumber by a weaker yuan, lower prices and a crackdown on overseas sales agents - a welcome boost for the world's luxury brands. "Everyone is benefiting from more traffic at the Chinese (luxury) shops," said Bruno

Private equity investors who previously poured money into banks and chipmakers have now set their sights on hotter sectors. The internet space – from enterprise software to e-commerce platforms – is seeing a surge of interest from private equity. Last year, a record $36 billion was invested in

Takeaways from Bain & Company's report on the European healthcare landscape, which is beginning to parallel that of the U.S. healthcare system. Previous reports suggested that the regions' markets differed drastically.

One of banks' favorite cost-cutting strategies in recent years has been closing branches. But a new study suggests the approach may soon backfire. A new Bain & Company study however suggests that branch closures could actually make things worse for banks in the future. Most customers who want to do

Singles' Day shopping on mainland China will maintain an upward momentum despite worries about the slowing economy, driven by a rising ardor for imported products and quality services among main-landers. Bruno Lannes, a partner with Bain & Company and head of the company's consumer products in

Massive discounts and flamboyant promotions for consumers during China's annual Singles Day in November, known as 11.11, help to create the country's biggest shopping day of the year. But not everything is as inexpensive as consumers believe, and online shoppers have actually paid more for some

"The supply-demand imbalance is pushing prices up to levels that are difficult to justify," said Graham Elton, a partner at Bain & Company. "To combat this, the best private equity firms are getting out well ahead of potential processes to increase their deal scrutiny."